Tres Leches Cake
The processing score reflects 44 ingredients, including modified ingredients, emulsifiers or gums and natural flavoring. The nutrition score reflects high sugar, saturated fat, total fat and cholesterol.
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Ingredients
14 listed · 5 flagged for reviewHEAVY CREAM (CREAM, CARRAGEENAN), SPONGE CAKE [SUGAR, BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, MALTODEXTRIN, WHEAT GLUTEN, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, PROPYLENE GLYCOL ESTERS, LEAVENING (SODIUM BICARBONATE, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, ALUMINUM SULFATE), SOY FLOUR, SALT, SODIUM CASEINATE, SODIUM STEARATE, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, XANTHAN GUM, DATEM, EGG YOLK, WHEY], EGG, CREAM CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK AND CREAM, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, CAROB BEAN GUM, GUAR GUM), SUGAR, MILK, EVAPORATED MILK (MILK, DIPOTASSIUM PHOSPHATE, CARRAGEENAN AND VITAMIN D3), SWEETENED CONDENSED MILK, WATER, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, COCOA, NATURAL FLAVOR, XANTHAN GUM, VANILLA EXTRACT.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Tres Leches Cake scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Modified Starches (Modified Corn Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Sponge Cake [Sugar, Bleached Wheat Flour, Maltodextrin, Wheat Gluten, Mono- And Diglycerides, Propylene Glycol Esters, Leavening (Sodium Bicarbonate, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Monocalcium Phosphate, Aluminum Sulfate), Soy Flour, Salt, Sodium Caseinate, Sodium Stearate, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Xanthan Gum, Datem, Egg Yolk, Whey], Xanthan Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- Processed Fruit Products (Cocoa): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
- Natural Flavors (Natural Flavor, Vanilla Extract): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
Within Cakes & Pastries, this product is more processed than about 16% of the 11,919 products we've analyzed.
Processing classification reflects ingredient and additive analysis, not a judgment of any product's safety, quality, or healthfulness.
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